Improvement in hat-rake and loader



N. GABEL.

Hay Loader.

Patented Jan. 4, 1870,

Iilveni'or;

N. PETERS, PnoloLimo m her, Washinginn, D. C.

i i blinded state 7 33min (amine.

Letters Patent No. 98,581, dated January 4, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN HAY-RAKE AND LOADER.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, NELSON .GABEL, of Minneapolis, in the county of Ottawa, and State of Kansas,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Baking and Loading 'Hayj and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had'to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of refers.

ence marked thereon, which form apart of this specifloat-ion.

The natureof my invention consists in the con-' struction and general arrangement of a machine for raking and loading hay, as will be hereinafter fullyset forth.

- In' order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains, to make and use the same, I- will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, in

which-- 1 Figure 1 is a side elevation, and

Figure 2 is a plan view of my machine.

A represents a wagon, constructed in any suitable manner, on which to load the hay, said wagon being low, and mounted on four wheels, B B.

At the rear end of the wagon A is hinged a frame, 0, in the outer end of which is pivoted the rake-head I) another rake-hend,-G, having'a series of curved teeth,

d d, which pass through loops, or are otherwise secured on the under side of a bar, H, running parallel with the two rake-heads I) and G.

The hinged rake, G H (I, thus formed, is held upward from the rake D a by means of a spring, e, secured to the frame 0 and to the bar H, in such a manner that when the said hinged rake hasheeu drawn toward the other, in a manner that will be hereinafter described, and the force removed, the said' spring will throw the. rake outward again.

On the cnd'of the bar H. is a ratchet-bar, f,- which,

when said bar is drawn toward the frame 0, catches on a bevelled projection, t, at the upper end of the lever E, holding the bar H, and the rake ofwhich it 'forms a part, in that position until the lever E has been turned so as to release the ratchet-bar.

Under the rear end of the wagon A is a shaft, 1,

. turned by a crank, L, which shaft is, at each end,'at-

the sides of .the wagon, provided with suitable pulleys for winding and unwinding the cords h 12-, attached to the same.

l The cord 71, on each side of the wagon, passes upward around a pulley, m, placed near the upper rear end of an inclined beam, J, the lower front end .of which is secured to a cross-beam on the wagon, and its rear end supportedbya brace, K. I

From the pulley m, the cord h passes under and around another pulley, n, in the frame 0, and thence to the end of thebar H, where it is secured.

The operation of the machine is as follows;

The frame 0 is let down in rear of the wagon, and the teeth-holders b b adjusted, so as to give the raketeeth a a, the proper pitch for raking the hay, the hinged rake being held'up away fronrt-he teeth a a by means of the spring 0, as above described. As

soon as enough hay has been raked together by the' teeth a a, the operator tnrns the crank L, winding up the cords h h. This causes first the hinged rake G H d to close down upon the hay until the ratchet-bar f has caught on the bevelled projection 4;, when the frame C commences to rise until: it rests against the ends of the beams J J. The cords h h are then looscued by turning the crank L in the opposite direction, and by turning the lever E, the ratchet-bar f isreleased, when the spring 6 at once throws this rake outward, allowing the hay to fall down on the wagon.

The lever E is held in proper position while raising the hay by the key 9, and when it is turned to release the ratchet-bar f, mat the same time, by means of the holder 1) attached to it, turns the teeth a a inward over the wagon, preventing any of the hay from falling at the end of the wagon.

Having thus fully described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isg 1. The hinged frame 0, in combination with the rake D a and teeth-holders b b, substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

2. The combination of the hinged rake-head G, teeth d d, bar H, and spring e, all substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

3. The arrangement of the pivot-ed lever E, with holder 1), and bevelled projection 1 and the ratchetbarf, and key g, all substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

4. The combination and arrangement of the hinged frame 0, rakes D a and G H d, holders b 1), spring 0, lever E, key 9, and ratchet-bar f, all constructed as described, and operated from the wagon A, by means of the pulley-shaft I, crank L, and cords h 71-, sub- 

